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SUMMARY:Short Story: Writing the First Draft
DESCRIPTION:Have you been wishing for more time to read and to write? Let’s help you write your next\, or possibly\, your first (!) short story. We’ll fill the winter’s long dark nights with unforgettable stories\, community\, and words by reading the newly published The Best American Short Stories 2024 together. This year’s anthology is guest edited by Lauren Groff\, who’s a fantastic short story writer. I trust her taste and I can’t wait to dig in. I hope that you can join me! \nIn each class we will:\n– Discuss the week’s stories to develop our sense of what a short story can do.\n– Review core craft aspects of writing a contemporary short story and apply what we learned via guided writing prompts.\n– Use the focusing power of in-community writing to complete a first draft. \nThis class is for you if:\n– You’re brand new to writing and want to learn in a supportive and inclusive atmosphere – Write in other genres and want to try your hand at literary fiction\n– Want to improve your ability to get the first draft on the page\n– Want to meet others writers in our community\n– Struggle to fit reading and writing into a busy life \nExpectations outside of class:\n– Read two stories per week from The Best American Short Stories 2024 anthology\, edited by Lauren Groff. (Instructor will be in touch after registration deadline about a local group rate for the book)\n– Optional: work more on your story draft\, if desired. \nKarolina Letunova grew up in Western Siberia. Her stories appear in The Cincinnati Review\, AGNI\, The Kenyon Review\, among others. She has an MFA from the University of Michigan\, where she was a Rackham Merit Fellow and a 2020-2021 Zell Postgraduate Fellow. She was the 2023 Bread Loaf-Rona Jaffe Scholar in Fiction and a 2023-2024 California Arts Council Artist Fellow. \nHer writing has been supported by the 2024 The de Groot Foundation Writer of Note grant\, as well as residencies and fellowships at Ucross\, Storyknife\, Good Hart Artist Residency\, Ragdale\, VCCA\, and Monson Arts. \nShe lives with her family in Davis\, CA\, where she’s at work on a novel. \n  \n\nAbout
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/short-story-writing-the-first-draft/
LOCATION:512 gibson road\, 512 Gibson Road\, Woodland\, C\, 95695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Talks,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="YoloArts":MAILTO:jpurnell@yoloarts.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T113000
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SUMMARY:Reinhold Niebuhr Book Study
DESCRIPTION:“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.”  \nThe well known Serenity Prayer was written by America’s last public theologian\, Reinhold Niebuhr. Please join Pastor Wes in the DCC Library for three Sundays starting February 2 for a discussion of Niebuhr’s most influential book\, Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics. Mentioned in MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and claimed by politicians from both the right and the left\, this book has helped shape public policy since 1932\, when it was written. Please read the book if you can\, but join the discussion even if you can’t. It will help us think more clearly about how we engage in public discourse. \n\nJoin via Zoom. (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84116430165?pwd=MCl1pL6aWaRH5f2Ha4UEtaZmtTFEuX.1)
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reinhold-niebuhr-book-study/
LOCATION:Davis Community Church (DCC)\, 412 C Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Community Church":MAILTO:emma@dccpres.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T173000
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SUMMARY:Winter Season Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the museum’s groundbreaking exhibitions at our free public opening celebration. \n\n\nThrough Their Eyes: Selections from the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection\, the first US presentation of the renowned contemporary art collection from Italy \n\n\nRuby Neri: Taking the Deep Dive\, Neri’s first solo museum exhibition. \n\n\nThe exhibitions join continuing exhibition Light into Density: Abstract Encounters 1920s–1960s | From the Collection of Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. \nExhibiting California artist Ruby Neri will be in conversation with curator Ginny Duncan\, and an interactive work by Dorte Bjerre Jensen\, Danish artist and current UC Davis Ph.D. student\, invites visitors to experience art\, space and your museum friends in unexpected ways.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/winter-season-celebration-4/
LOCATION:Manetti Shrem Museum (Shrem)\, 254 Old Davis Rd.
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Talks,Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250203T100000
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SUMMARY:Death Cafe
DESCRIPTION:First Monday of each month \n10-11:15 a.m. \nFireside Room\, 412 C Street \nJoin the conversation!  We gather monthly to increase awareness of death with a view toward helping people make the most of life. The gathering is a simple time of conversation – no agenda\, just a relaxed place to speak about death. \nFree of charge. No registration required. \n(This is NOT a grief support group.) \nWe DO provide tea and cake! Bring your own mug and go green…or use one of ours! \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/death-cafe-2/
LOCATION:Davis Community Church (DCC)\, 412 C Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Integrated Spirituality":MAILTO:elizabethafulmer@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250203T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250203T160000
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SUMMARY:Children’s Kung Fu Class
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nLearning and practicing kung fu moves feel like playing! Tina creates an inclusive environment for her Kung Fu students because the focus is on self-improvement\, not competition; rather\, each child works toward a set goal at their own pace. There is no sparring. Students have fun using their “angry face” while punching\, chopping\, and kicking (the air). \nFirst class is free! Check www.tina-fitness.com for more details.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/childrens-kung-fu-class/
LOCATION:Davis Arts Center\, 1919 F St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids,Fitness
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tina Fitness":MAILTO:tinafitness68@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250206T190000
DTSTAMP:20241222T174608Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Liese Greensfelder
DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear from Liese Greensfelder as she discusses her memoir\, Accidental Shepherd. \n  \nAbout the Author \nLiese Greensfelder is a freelance writer focusing on medicine\, biology\, and agriculture. She has worked as a farm advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension and as a science writer for UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley\, and she initiated an agricultural development project in the Guatemalan highlands. In 1975\, an epistolary account of her first six months on Johannes’s farm became a bestselling book in Norway. She lives in rural Nevada County\, California\, on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains. \nAbout the Book \nA summer job turns serious when a young woman takes the reins on a remote farm—and learns far more than how to herd sheep. \nIn May 1972\, Liese Greensfelder arrived in the small Norwegian town of Øystese to startling news: Johannes\, the farmer who hired her for the summer\, had just been hospitalized after a stroke. Could she please watch over his place for a month or so\, until he got back on his feet? Twenty years old and with no farming experience\, Liese was dropped off the next day at a centuries-old mountain farm at the end of a dirt road high above the magnificent Hardanger Fjord—with 115 sheep\, two cows\, one calf\, a draft horse\, and a Norwegian herding dog to care for. \nArmed with a command of Danish that enabled rudimentary communication\, Liese began learning from neighbors who spoke an ancient Norwegian dialect—how to feed the animals\, milk by hand\, and supervise her first lambing. The farm was run in the old way: horses and wagons instead of tractors\, haymaking in the rain\, and hikes into the mountains to check on the sheep that ranged free over those wild peaks all summer. And\, she was quick to discover\, the farm was on the brink of ruin\, for Johannes was a heartless man who had abused his animals and neglected his buildings and equipment for decades. \nAlthough her employer had alienated his neighbors\, they immediately welcomed the American newcomer and offered her help. As “a month or so” stretched to a year and Liese struggled for the survival of the farm\, she joined this tight-knit enclave of farmers\, learning their stories and history\, adopting their dialect\, and growing intimately familiar with the grass-based farming practices that had sustained them for generations. \nFrom moments of levity\, such as sampling a neighbor’s fruit wines\, Christmas parties\, and skiing; to soul-battering challenges\, including the directive to kill a fox\, sending sheep to slaughter\, rotten silage\, and vicious weather; to the yearnings of a young woman awash in a sea of masculinity\, Accidental Shepherd is a candid account of Liese’s year in a remote farmhouse. Confronted with dangers and obstacles for which she was utterly unprepared\, she tells a story of remarkable resilience and records the fascinating but rapidly vanishing traditions of the community that took her in.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-liese-greensfelder/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Avid Reader":MAILTO:avidreaderbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250206T210000
DTSTAMP:20241226T193237Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Night Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:The Poetry Night Reading Series takes place at 7 p.m. on the third floor (indoors) of the John Natsoulas Gallery\, 521 First St. in Davis. There will be an open mic after the featured performers. Open mic performances will be limited to four minutes or two items\, whichever is shorter. The open mic list typically fills by 7 p.m.\, so arrive early. Organizers recommend mask-wearing.\n\n\n\nFind out more about the Poetry Night Reading Series in Davis\, California by visiting http://www.poetryindavis.com. Invite your friends to sign up for the mailing list. To learn more about Dr. Andy’s tiny media fiefdom\, check out his weekly podcast at https://poetrytechnology.buzzsprout.com/ and his weekly newsletter at https://andyjones.substack.com. For example\, in his most recent podcast\, Dr. Andy interviewed the poets Beth Suter (another Davisite who has published a new book of poetry) and Colorado poet Andrew Hemmert.\n\nUpcoming Poetry Night Events:\nUpcoming readers (2023) at the Poetry Night Reading Series will include\, among others\, Mary Mackey\, Pamela Houston\, Lois Jones\, Brad Henderson\, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri\, Julia Levine\, and Rooja Mohassessy.\n\nThe Poetry Night Reading Series has been committed to serving the literary and arts community in the city of Davis since 2011. Happening every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at the Natsoulas Gallery\, each reading contains two featured poets followed by an open mic. Poetry in Davis was voted “Best Open Mic” in The California Aggie’s “Best of Davis″ edition and has been featured in Davis Life Magazine. Readers have included UC Davis faculty Francisco X. Alarcón\, John Boe\, Joshua Clover\, Jack Forbes\, Clarence Major\, Sandra McPherson\, Katie Peterson\, Margaret Ronda\, Joe Wenderoth\, and Alan Williamson\, as well as many regional and traveling poets\, including Molly Peacock\, Dana Gioia\, and James Ragan.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/poetry-night-reading-series-54/
LOCATION:John Natsoulas Center for the Arts\, 521 1st St.\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Andy Jones":MAILTO:aojones@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250207T163000
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SUMMARY:Tales for Tails
DESCRIPTION:Stephens Davis Branch Library\n315 E 14th St\nDavis\, CA 95616 \n  \nRead to a therapy dog!  Animals are ideal reading companions.  For ages 5-12\, in the Children’s Activity Room. \nFirst come\, first served.  No prior reservations. \nSign up for a 10-minute reading slot at the Children’s Desk on the afternoon of the program. \nCheck website for cancellations. \n  \nNo reservation required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. You may request reasonable accommodations 5 days in advance by calling (530) 757-5593. Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/tales-for-tails-79/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250209T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250209T130000
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SUMMARY:Reinhold Niebuhr Book Study
DESCRIPTION:“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.”  \nThe well known Serenity Prayer was written by America’s last public theologian\, Reinhold Niebuhr. Please join Pastor Wes in the DCC Library for three Sundays starting February 2 for a discussion of Niebuhr’s most influential book\, Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics. Mentioned in MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and claimed by politicians from both the right and the left\, this book has helped shape public policy since 1932\, when it was written. Please read the book if you can\, but join the discussion even if you can’t. It will help us think more clearly about how we engage in public discourse. \n\nJoin via Zoom. (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84116430165?pwd=MCl1pL6aWaRH5f2Ha4UEtaZmtTFEuX.1)
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reinhold-niebuhr-book-study-2/
LOCATION:Davis Community Church (DCC)\, 412 C Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Community Church":MAILTO:emma@dccpres.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250209T180000
DTSTAMP:20250126T171729Z
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SUMMARY:Stories on Stage
DESCRIPTION:This popular event\, featuring actors reading works by writers from Davis and beyond\, kicks off its 11th season with a new location (Sudwerk) and a new time (second Sundays\, 4-6 pm). \nBeer and wine available for purchase on tap\, featuring emcee Dr. Andy Jones. \nTo learn more about Stories on Stage\, click here.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/stories-on-stage-13/
LOCATION:Sudwerk Brewing Co.\, 2001 2nd St\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250209T180000
DTSTAMP:20250209T195102Z
CREATED:20250209T195102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T195102Z
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SUMMARY:Stories on Stage Davis presents Flash Fiction Night
DESCRIPTION:SUDWERK BREWING COMPANY. Season 11 of this series\, featuring actors reading work by writers from Davis and beyond\, takes place on Second Sundays of the month at a convivial indoor beer hall. The February 9 event features exciting new flash fiction by Hema Padhu (read by Katherine ‘Kat’ Miller) and Grant Faulkner (read by Matt K. Miller). Emcee Dr. Andy Jones. Beer and wine for purchase\, dinner served till 7 p.m. 4p – 6p Free.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/stories-on-stage-davis-presents-flash-fiction-night/
LOCATION:Sudwerk Brewing Co  2001 2nd Street  Davis\, CA 95618\, 2001 2nd Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stories on Stage Davis":MAILTO:storiesonstagedirector@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250209T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250209T190000
DTSTAMP:20241111T175852Z
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SUMMARY:Stories on Stage
DESCRIPTION:This popular event\, featuring actors reading works by writers from Davis and beyond\, kicks off its 11th season with a new location (Sudwerk) and a new time (second Sundays\, 5-7 pm). \nBeer and wine available for purchase on tap\, featuring emcee Dr. Andy Jones. \nTo learn more about Stories on Stage\, click here.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/stories-on-stage-10/
LOCATION:Sudwerk Brewing Co.\, 2001 2nd St\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250210T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250210T160000
DTSTAMP:20250125T164920Z
CREATED:20250125T164920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T164920Z
UID:17302-1739199600-1739203200@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:Children’s Kung Fu Class
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nLearning and practicing kung fu moves feel like playing! Tina creates an inclusive environment for her Kung Fu students because the focus is on self-improvement\, not competition; rather\, each child works toward a set goal at their own pace. There is no sparring. Students have fun using their “angry face” while punching\, chopping\, and kicking (the air). \nFirst class is free! Check www.tina-fitness.com for more details.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/childrens-kung-fu-class-2/
LOCATION:Davis Arts Center\, 1919 F St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids,Fitness
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tina Fitness":MAILTO:tinafitness68@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250213T110000
DTSTAMP:20241115T192837Z
CREATED:20241115T192837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241115T192837Z
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SUMMARY:Storytime at Pioneer Park
DESCRIPTION:The Library is on the loose in Davis’ beautiful outdoors! Meet us in Pioneer Park in South Davis every 2nd and 4th Thursday for a morning of stories and songs. For ages 3-6. Weather Permitting. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/storytime-at-pioneer-park-17/
LOCATION:Pioneer Park\, 5036 Hamel Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library":MAILTO:Lana.Harman@yolocounty.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250213T203000
DTSTAMP:20250209T195305Z
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SUMMARY:Stories & Fire
DESCRIPTION:Casual storytelling by good public speakers around a ridiculously fake campfire. For fun. Bring your own cushions and blanket. Sit low around the orange glow. Free admission and free cocoa this time! \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/stories-fire/
LOCATION:1121 Richards Bl.\, Davis\, 1121 Richards Boulevard\, Davis\, C\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stories &amp%3B Fire":MAILTO:dan.kehew@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250214T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250214T163000
DTSTAMP:20241116T194258Z
CREATED:20241116T194258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241116T194258Z
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SUMMARY:Tales for Tails
DESCRIPTION:Stephens Davis Branch Library\n315 E 14th St\nDavis\, CA 95616 \n  \nRead to a therapy dog!  Animals are ideal reading companions.  For ages 5-12\, in the Children’s Activity Room. \nFirst come\, first served.  No prior reservations. \nSign up for a 10-minute reading slot at the Children’s Desk on the afternoon of the program. \nCheck website for cancellations. \n  \nNo reservation required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. You may request reasonable accommodations 5 days in advance by calling (530) 757-5593. Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/tales-for-tails-80/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250216T113000
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SUMMARY:Reinhold Niebuhr Book Study
DESCRIPTION:“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.”  \nThe well known Serenity Prayer was written by America’s last public theologian\, Reinhold Niebuhr. Please join Pastor Wes in the DCC Library for three Sundays starting February 2 for a discussion of Niebuhr’s most influential book\, Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics. Mentioned in MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and claimed by politicians from both the right and the left\, this book has helped shape public policy since 1932\, when it was written. Please read the book if you can\, but join the discussion even if you can’t. It will help us think more clearly about how we engage in public discourse. \n\nJoin via Zoom. (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84116430165?pwd=MCl1pL6aWaRH5f2Ha4UEtaZmtTFEuX.1)
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reinhold-niebuhr-book-study-3/
LOCATION:Davis Community Church (DCC)\, 412 C Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Community Church":MAILTO:emma@dccpres.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250217T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250217T160000
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Fallon O’Neill
DESCRIPTION:Join Davis author Fallon O’Neill in the release of his 6th and last book in the Geist series. This will be a multi media presentation of the Geist world and the process that went into writing the series. A Q&A period will follow.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-event-fallon-oneill/
LOCATION:G Street Wunderbar\, 228 G St.\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250218T150000
DTSTAMP:20250209T195517Z
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SUMMARY:British Roots: 4 Colonial Migrations as Clues to British Ancestry with Dr. Martha Teeter
DESCRIPTION:The Davis Genealogy Club presents this popular topic to illustrate likely migratory roots of our British ancestors as described in the book\, Albion’s Seed. What we know today as typical New England\, Southern and Appalachian character came from cultural transplantation from Britain to America in Colonial times. A retired professor\, Dr. Teeter has given genealogical lectures throughout the Sacramento region. Hybrid meeting format\, refreshments to follow.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/british-roots-4-colonial-migrations-as-clues-to-british-ancestry-with-dr-martha-teeter/
LOCATION:Davis Senior Center\, 646 A St\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T210000
DTSTAMP:20241226T193421Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Night Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:The Poetry Night Reading Series takes place at 7 p.m. on the third floor (indoors) of the John Natsoulas Gallery\, 521 First St. in Davis. There will be an open mic after the featured performers. Open mic performances will be limited to four minutes or two items\, whichever is shorter. The open mic list typically fills by 7 p.m.\, so arrive early. Organizers recommend mask-wearing.\n\n\n\nFind out more about the Poetry Night Reading Series in Davis\, California by visiting http://www.poetryindavis.com. Invite your friends to sign up for the mailing list. To learn more about Dr. Andy’s tiny media fiefdom\, check out his weekly podcast at https://poetrytechnology.buzzsprout.com/ and his weekly newsletter at https://andyjones.substack.com. For example\, in his most recent podcast\, Dr. Andy interviewed the poets Beth Suter (another Davisite who has published a new book of poetry) and Colorado poet Andrew Hemmert.\n\nUpcoming Poetry Night Events:\nUpcoming readers (2023) at the Poetry Night Reading Series will include\, among others\, Mary Mackey\, Pamela Houston\, Lois Jones\, Brad Henderson\, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri\, Julia Levine\, and Rooja Mohassessy.\n\nThe Poetry Night Reading Series has been committed to serving the literary and arts community in the city of Davis since 2011. Happening every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at the Natsoulas Gallery\, each reading contains two featured poets followed by an open mic. Poetry in Davis was voted “Best Open Mic” in The California Aggie’s “Best of Davis″ edition and has been featured in Davis Life Magazine. Readers have included UC Davis faculty Francisco X. Alarcón\, John Boe\, Joshua Clover\, Jack Forbes\, Clarence Major\, Sandra McPherson\, Katie Peterson\, Margaret Ronda\, Joe Wenderoth\, and Alan Williamson\, as well as many regional and traveling poets\, including Molly Peacock\, Dana Gioia\, and James Ragan.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/poetry-night-reading-series-55/
LOCATION:John Natsoulas Center for the Arts\, 521 1st St.\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Andy Jones":MAILTO:aojones@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T160000
DTSTAMP:20250210T202118Z
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SUMMARY:Ignite Talks
DESCRIPTION:COMMUNITY ROOOM at INTERNATIONAL HOUSE. Maíra Ribeiro\, a Humphrey Fellow at UC Davis\, takes us on a journey of discovery through her heartfelt reflections on the Global Humphrey Talks series. Maíra shares how connecting with Fellows from 12 different countries opened her eyes to the richness of their cultures\, histories\, &shared global challenges. From fascinating cultural tidbits to profound insights on pressing issues\, her story celebrates the power of diversity and the bonds that bring us together. Free. 2p – 4p.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/ignite-talks/
LOCATION:International House (I-House)\, 10 College Pk.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="International House Davis":MAILTO:shahzana@ihousedavis.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T163000
DTSTAMP:20241204T000627Z
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SUMMARY:Tales for Tails
DESCRIPTION:Stephens Davis Branch Library\n315 E 14th St\nDavis\, CA 95616 \n  \nRead to a therapy dog!  Animals are ideal reading companions.  For ages 5-12\, in the Children’s Activity Room. \nFirst come\, first served.  No prior reservations. \nSign up for a 10-minute reading slot at the Children’s Desk on the afternoon of the program. \nCheck website for cancellations. \n  \nNo reservation required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. You may request reasonable accommodations 5 days in advance by calling (530) 757-5593. Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/tales-for-tails-81/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T180000
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SUMMARY:Templeton Colloquium in Art History: “Cultural Heritage at Stake: Between Conservation and Criminality”
DESCRIPTION:Threats to cultural heritage are on the rise globally\, due to factors ranging from war and intentional destruction to unfettered development and climate change. The 2025 Templeton Colloquium in Art History at the University of California\, Davis — “Cultural Heritage at Stake: Between Conservation and Criminality” —- debates cultural heritage today and explores the stakes for the protection of culture around the globe. This year’s speakers — Lynn Meskell\, Richard D. Green Professor of Anthropology in the School of Arts and Sciences\, Professor in the Department of Historic Preservation\, and curator in the Middle East and Asia sections at the Penn Museum; and Hrag Vartanian\, Editor-in-chief and Co-founder of Hyperallergic\, art critic\, curator\, artist and lecturer\, and recipient of the Susan C. Larsen Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 — examine the issues challenging culture preservation internationally.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/templeton-colloquium-in-art-history-cultural-heritage-at-stake-between-conservation-and-criminality/
LOCATION:Manetti Shrem Museum (Shrem)\, 254 Old Davis Rd.
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="UC Davis Art &amp%3Bamp%3B Art History Department":MAILTO:lctheis@ucdavis.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250222T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250222T153000
DTSTAMP:20250108T234606Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Bussie Parker Kehoe
DESCRIPTION:A Conversation with Bussie Parker Kehoe \nSaturday\, February 22\, 2 – 3:30 PM (FREE) \n  \nBussie Parker Kehoe\, the 2024 Pence Emerging Artist Award recipient\, will talk with Director Natalie Nelson about the process of creating her mixed media pieces by pouring layered circles of discarded house paint. She’ll share her pathway to art making and working with found materials\, followed by questions from the audience. \n  \nThis is a free event\, no registration required (suggested $10 donation). Bussie Parker Kehoe’s exhibit\, A Curious Garden\, is on display at the Pence Gallery from January 10 – February 28\, 2025. \n  \nImage: Bussie Parker Kehoe in her studio; “Crystallization” (detail\, photo by Brandon Joseph Baker) \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/a-conversation-with-bussie-parker-kehoe/
LOCATION:Pence Gallery\, 212 D St\, Davis\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Talks,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pence Gallery":MAILTO:pencesocialmedia@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250224T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250224T160000
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SUMMARY:Children’s Kung Fu Class
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nLearning and practicing kung fu moves feel like playing! Tina creates an inclusive environment for her Kung Fu students because the focus is on self-improvement\, not competition; rather\, each child works toward a set goal at their own pace. There is no sparring. Students have fun using their “angry face” while punching\, chopping\, and kicking (the air). \nFirst class is free! Check www.tina-fitness.com for more details.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/childrens-kung-fu-class-3/
LOCATION:Davis Arts Center\, 1919 F St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids,Fitness
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tina Fitness":MAILTO:tinafitness68@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T110000
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SUMMARY:Storytime at Pioneer Park
DESCRIPTION:The Library is on the loose in Davis’ beautiful outdoors! Meet us in Pioneer Park in South Davis every 2nd and 4th Thursday for a morning of stories and songs. For ages 3-6. Weather Permitting. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/storytime-at-pioneer-park-18/
LOCATION:Pioneer Park\, 5036 Hamel Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library":MAILTO:Lana.Harman@yolocounty.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T210000
DTSTAMP:20250212T213559Z
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SUMMARY:Nuclear Disarmament Activism:  Does it “Work”?
DESCRIPTION:Does Nuclear Disarmament Activism “Work”?\nTaking Stock of Different Approaches \nA discussion with Prof. Stephen Herzog and Masako Toki\nof the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies in Monterey \nThursday\, February 27\, 2025\, 7 pm \nDavis Friends Meeting\n345 L Street\, Davis CA\nFree and open to the public\nRefreshments will be served \nStephen Herzog Ph.D. is Professor of the Practice at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. He co-chairs the Beyond Nuclear Deterrence Working Group\, a MacArthur Foundation and Harvard Project on Managing the Atom initiative.  He will discuss his recent research on how anti-nuclear weapons activism can both succeed and fail in influencing the U.S. public and government officials. \nMasako Toki is a Senior Project Manager and Research Associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.  She will talk about disarmament and nonproliferation education for high school students and undergraduates\, and  Middlebury Institute graduate programs. She also touches upon the importance of learning from Hibakusha survivors. \nFor more information: sfpattison@gmail.com; nonproliferation.org
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/nuclear-disarmament-activism-does-it-work/
LOCATION:Quaker Meeting House\, 345 L St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Friends Meeting (Quaker)":MAILTO:info@davisfriendsmeeting.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250228T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250228T163000
DTSTAMP:20241204T000724Z
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SUMMARY:Tales for Tails
DESCRIPTION:Stephens Davis Branch Library\n315 E 14th St\nDavis\, CA 95616 \n  \nRead to a therapy dog!  Animals are ideal reading companions.  For ages 5-12\, in the Children’s Activity Room. \nFirst come\, first served.  No prior reservations. \nSign up for a 10-minute reading slot at the Children’s Desk on the afternoon of the program. \nCheck website for cancellations. \n  \nNo reservation required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. You may request reasonable accommodations 5 days in advance by calling (530) 757-5593. Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/tales-for-tails-82/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250228T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250228T190000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Lisa Materson & Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor
DESCRIPTION:Avid Reader is delighted to host authors Lisa Materson and Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor for an evening in conversation with Corrie Deckert on February 28th at 6:00 PM. \nAbout the Authors \nLisa G. Materson is a professor of modern US women’s political history at the University of California at Davis. She documents the lives of women who challenged institutional power and its abuse\, often at great cost to themselves\, in order to assert the promises of US democracy. She is the author of Radical Solidarity: Ruth Reynolds\, Political Allyship\, and the Battle for Puerto Rico’s Independence (UNC Press\, 2024) and For Freedom of Her Race: Black Women and Electoral Politics in Illinois\, 1877-1932 (UNC Press\, 2009). \nEllen Hartigan-O’Connor is a specialist in early American and women’s history. In addition to her appointment in the History Department at at the University of California at Davis\, she is Associate Dean for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars. She is the author of America Under the Hammer: Auctions and the Emergence of Market Values (University of Pennsylvania Press\, 2024) and The Ties that Buy: Women and Commerce in Revolutionary America (University of Pennsylvania Press\, 2009)\, and a co-author of Global Americans (Cengage Publishing\, 2017). \nTogether\, Professors Hartigan-O’Connor and Materson are editors of The Oxford Handbook of American Women’s and Gender History (Oxford\, 2018). \nAbout the Books \nAmerica Under the Hammer: Auctions and the Emergence of Market Values by Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor \nAs the first book-length study of auctions in early America\, America Under the Hammer follows this ubiquitous but largely overlooked institution to reveal how\, across the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries\, price became an accepted expression of value. From the earliest days of colonial conquest\, auctions put Native land and human beings up for bidding alongside material goods\, normalizing new economic practices that turned social relations into economic calculations and eventually became recognizable as nineteenth-century American capitalism. \nStarting in the eighteenth century\, neighbors collectively turned speculative value into economic “facts” in the form of concrete prices for specific items\, thereby establishing ideas about fair exchange in their communities. This consensus soon fractured: during the Revolutionary War\, state governments auctioned loyalist property\, weaponizing local group participation in pricing and distribution to punish political enemies. By the early nineteenth century\, suspicion that auction outcomes were determined by manipulative auctioneers prompted politicians and satirists to police the boundaries of what counted as economic exchange and for whose benefit the economy operated. Women at auctions―as commodities\, bidders\, or beneficiaries―became a focal point for gendering economic value itself. By the 1830s\, as abolitionists attacked the public sale of enslaved men\, women\, and children\, auctions had enshrined a set of economic ideas―that any entity could be coded as property and priced through competition―that have become commonsense understandings all too seldom challenged. \nIn contrast to histories focused on banks\, currencies\, or plantations\, America Under the Hammer highlights an institution that integrated market\, community\, and household in ways that put gender\, race\, and social bonds at the center of ideas about economic worth. Women and men\, enslaved and free\, are active participants in this story rather than bystanders\, and their labor\, judgments\, and bodies define the resulting contours of the American economy. \nRadical Solidarity: Ruth Reynolds\, Political Allyship\, and the Battle for Puerto Rico’s Independence by Lisa G. Materson \nIn 1950\, US pacifist Ruth Reynolds was arrested at her San Juan\, Puerto Rico home amid an island-wide uprising and eventually convicted for conspiring to overthrow the government there. In her new book\, Radical Solidarity\, University of California at Davis professor Lisa G. Materson unravels this puzzle of the pacifist who supported a revolutionary resistance movement\, to introduce the concept of “radical solidarity.” In our fraught times\, this unlikely story forces a consideration of the boundaries of allyship and prompts justice-oriented individuals to think not only about the future of Puerto Rico for Puerto Ricans but also what it means to believe in US democracy and to take personal responsibility for US government injustices. \nMaterson chronicles key moments in Reynolds’s transformation from an observer to a leader in the Puerto Rican independence movement. At each stage of her activist career—as a student of Gandhian nonviolence in the Midwest\, a civil rights protester in New York\, and a political prisoner in Puerto Rico—Reynolds refined her vision of solidarity that bridged strategic differences. Along the way\, readers meet fascinating anti-colonial voices who\, despite their steadfast and bold activism\, have been erased from US history books. \nRadical Solidarity works both as a stirring work of biography and a basis for questioning the dynamics of allyship and outsider participation in revolutionary movements. While shedding light on the tortured history of US involvement in Puerto Rico\, Materson captures the complexities and possibilities of anti-colonial activists uniting to create a more just world.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-lisa-materson-ellen-hartigan-oconnor/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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